Date: April 23, 1971
Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard. Date: September 13, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates. Date: December 2, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Fred Quilt Suffers Fatal RCMP Injuries, Tsilhqot’in Leader Dies November 28,…
Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989. Date: May 3, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Pakistan Severs Diplomatic Ties with India, Starting Indo-Pakistani…
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon. Date: July 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Sohagpur…
Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004. Date: November 15, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971People’s Republic of China Joins UN Security Council November 23, 1971U.N. Proclaims Vernal Equinox as…
Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third human Moon landing. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Apollo 14 Astronauts Land on the Moon February 5, 1971Glasgow Shopping Centre…